Westland police briefs: police save dogs running in street

Police save dogs in street

Westland police were called July 3 to the area of Michigan Avenue and Henry Ruff on the report of a pair of dogs running in and out of traffic.

The dogs were causing vehicles on the road to dodge them as they veered in and out of the road. An officer was able to direct the dogs into the back seat of their scout car and transported them to the Michigan Humane Society. The dogs traveled together and appeared to have the same owner.

Car window damaged

Police were call to the 5600 block of Henry Ruff on the report of a vehicle window damaged while driving.

The driver told police she was traveling northbound on Henry Ruff near Van Born when her rear window was struck with something, causing it to shatter. After police viewed the damage, it appeared the the damage was caused by a BB pellet object, with the trajectory appearing as though it came from from residences on Bayberry. Police checked the area with no results.

License plate stolen

A resident in the 3600 block of Hunter Avenue came to the police station July 3 to report someone stole the license plate from his motorcycle sometime between the evening of July 2 and the afternoon of July 3. It appeared the brackets to the license plate holder were pried and damaged. He did not know who would have taken the license plate.

Trailer stolen

An employee at Vital Signs, 39080 Webb, came to the police station July 5 to report a trailer had been stolen.

He said he last saw the trailer in the parking lot the morning of July 4. He came back to the lot the next morning and found the trailer missing. It contained a shovel, rack and tool boxes, among other items.

Wallet taken from car

A resident in the 1600 block of South Berry called police July 5 on the report of someone breaking into her vehicle and stealing a wallet.

Police arrived and saw the vehicle parked in the driveway with the rear window broken. The victim said someone broke the window, unlocked the car and stole her old wallet. It contained several expired credit cards, though she said she had already contacted the financial institutions. Nothing else appeared missing from the vehicle.

Resident loses thousands in scam

A resident in the 700 block of Superior Parkway came to the police station July 5 to report he had been scammed out of several thousand dollars.

The victim said he paid a company $700 to prevent hackers from scamming him on his computer. They contacted him months later and said they would refund his money, but that they would not write a check. Instead, the company told him to withdraw $4,300 and deposit it into another account. Then, the company would refund him $5,000. The victim made the withdrawal and deposited the money, but never received the $5,000.

Tires slashed

Two residents in the 5700 block of Walton came to the police station July 6 to report damage to their vehicle's tires.

One resident said she parked the car in their driveway the night of July 2 and the tires were intact. The next morning, it was discovered that the tires were flat. One resident drove the vehicle to a shop to get the tires filled with air, though an employee told them some of the tires were punctured. The residents said they just moved to the area a few weeks ago and did not have any problems with anyone. No suspect information was available.